My brand new Carbon Edition, with only 150 miles and 4 days out of the dealership, experienced some sort of malfunction. After driving earlier in the day my CX5 would not start after several attempts. I then noticed the parking brake light flashing (I had not activated it). After a few minutes I was able to deactivate the parking brake but the engine still would not start. Sensors for the rear seat belts began to flash and a beeping sound began from the rear. I called the dealer who attempted to help me start the car by placing the key fob on the engine start button, but to know avail. After about 2.5 hours all power to the car shut down. AAA arrived and was able to jump start the car. The AAA tech performed a battery check and told me that the battery had bad cells. I drove home and the next day was able to start the car and drive it to the dealership. After several days, the dealer states that the battery is good and they could not find anything wrong. They were able to start the car each day and felt that I probably left something on to drain the battery - although the radio and lights were off when I went to the car.
A check of My Mazda app showed that I had received several messages approximately 45 minutes before I attempted to start the car - "Dynamic Stability Control malfunction", "Parking Brake Malfunction", Anti-Lock Brake malfunction", etc. Is this a common occurrence, to receive system malfunction errors, when the battery is weak or failing? Has anyone else had issues with battery draining or electrical problems? What could've caused a brand new battery to drain so quickly?
A check of My Mazda app showed that I had received several messages approximately 45 minutes before I attempted to start the car - "Dynamic Stability Control malfunction", "Parking Brake Malfunction", Anti-Lock Brake malfunction", etc. Is this a common occurrence, to receive system malfunction errors, when the battery is weak or failing? Has anyone else had issues with battery draining or electrical problems? What could've caused a brand new battery to drain so quickly?